ENFORCERS FOOTBALL TEAM WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Quarterback J.J. Carrell of Carlsbad threw the tying touchdown with seconds left

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The San Diego Enforcers Public Safety football team won the national championship against the Fire Department of New York Bravest team, 16-15, June 23 at Balboa Stadium in San Diego.

The Enforcers are a part of the National Public Safety Football League, a semipro league with 28 teams across the country. The team consists of 52 players from various enforcement agencies in San Diego County. The Enforcers went 4-0 in their regular season.

“I have been coaching the SD Enforcers since 1999, and we have had a lot of success during that time,” said head coach Brian Salmon. “But to finally win the NPSFL National Championship is truly remarkable.”

The Enforcers are led by quarterback J.J. Carrell, a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was on the show “The Amazing Race” and lives in Carlsbad. Carrell threw the tying touchdown in the championship game to Robbie Davis with 28 seconds left. Jerad Preston kicked the extra point for the win.

“Our players dedicate themselves to the community and play football for the love of the game,” Salmon said. “It’s an honor and privilege to be a part of it.”

The team began in 1999, when they were known as the “Posse.” After the NPSFL was founded and the team changed its name to the Enforcers, they only played one game before disbanding and leaving the NPSFL because of financial reasons.

In 2006, a group of former players got together and decided to restart the team. They also decided to donate ticket sales to Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund that season, and they have been supporting various other causes since.